Nick Laham/Getty ImagesDolphins special teams player Nolan Carroll was tripped by a Jets staffer on the sideline during the third quarter of today's game.

Sal Alosi, the Jets’ head strength and conditioning coach, was identified by the organization as the man who tripped the Dolphins’ Nolan Carroll as he defended against a punt return late in the third quarter Sunday.

Video replays show Alosi was seen sticking his left knee out toward Carroll’s thigh as the Dolphin crossed over onto the Jets sideline. Carroll tumbled to the ground almost instantly but left the game only briefly.

“I made a mistake that showed a total lapse in judgment,” Alosi said in a statement released by the Jets Sunday night. “My conduct was inexcusable and unsportsmanlike and does not reflect what this organization stands for.

“I spoke to (Miami) coach (Tony) Sparano and Nolan Carroll to apologize before they took off.

“I have also apologized to Woody (Johnson), Mike (Tannenbaum) and Rex (Ryan). I accept responsibility for my actions as well as any punishment that follows.’’

In a statement released earlier, Jets director of public relations Bruce Speight said the team was reviewing the situation “and is looking into the appropriate next step.”

Before Alosi apologized to him, Carroll said he had no idea what had happened. His only recollection of the play, he said, was splitting a double-team, gunning down the sideline and rolling onto the ground shortly after.

“Next thing you know I’m on the ground like, ‘What happened?’ ” Carroll said after the Dolphins’ 10-6 victory.

Sparano also spoke with reporters before speaking with Alosi.

“The only thing I know ... my guys upstairs were screaming at the time that that is exactly what happened,” he said.

“It felt like when Nolan was down on the ground and they showed the replay, that somebody from that sideline stuck a foot out or something to that effect. I talked to the referee at that point, but obviously we didn’t see it at that time. But I told him it was on tape and the people upstairs are telling me that’s what they see.

“I obviously need to see it again before I go any further, but I’m obviously going to send it in. I don’t know what else can be done from that standpoint.”

Carroll, who had intercepted a pass earlier in the game, did not jump to any conclusions, saying only that he preferred to look at the film first.

“That’s nothing I can control, you know?” he said. “It’s water off a duck’s back, man. We won, man. That’s what’s important.”

Alosi entered the league in 2002 as an intern with the Arizona Cardinals. The next year, he joined the Jets as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. After a stint with Atlanta, he returned to the Jets following the 2006 season when he took up his current position.

Alosi played for Hofstra, where he led the team in tackles his senior season.

Carroll joked that, if there is a fine levied by the league, he should be properly compensated.